2025 Appassionato International Music Festival - Results
Participants listed below, please contact us directly for more information about your results:
Charlie Ching
Dominic & Vince Barone
Pimchanok Rattanapong
2025 Appassionato International Music Festival
Top Prize Winners' Online Concert
Showcasing the extraordinary talents of our top achievers, scoring 90% and above.
Top Prize Winners' Online Concert
Showcasing the extraordinary talents of our top achievers, scoring 90% and above.
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Maia Pham - Piano - Youth Category - Platinum Medalist - USA
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Popa Nectarie - Piano - Youth Category - Platinum Medalist - Romania
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Robert Yap - Piano Composition - Open Category - Gold Medalist - Malaysia
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Xiayang Huang - Violin - Youth Category - Gold Medalist - USA
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Patteera Tirasuwanwasee - Voice - Junior Category - Gold Medalist -Thailand
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Izabela Wiktoria Oliwia Torfs - Violin - Youth Category - Gold Medalist
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Izabela Wiktoria Oliwia Torfs - Composition - Youth Category - Gold Medalist
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Gabriel Borden -Guitar - Youth Category - Gold Medalist - USA
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Winner's Biography (Coming up soon...)
We welcome you to share your concert portrait and biography with us.
Please send your high resolution concert photo and biography (in prose and plain text form under 200 words) to us via email to: [email protected]
We welcome you to share your concert portrait and biography with us.
Please send your high resolution concert photo and biography (in prose and plain text form under 200 words) to us via email to: [email protected]
Last Year's Appassionato International Music Competition
Young Artists' Biographies
Young Artists' Biographies
Esme Tran - Junior Category - Piano - Platinum Award - USA
Esme is 9 years old and is currently attending 3rd grade at Harbor Day School in Newport Beach, CA. She has been studying the piano under the direction of Prof. Ana Maria Eckstein. She enjoys playing various composers, reading about their lives, and learning different musical eras and their musical styles.
Since age 5, she has won numerous national and international music competitions including the Gold and Absolute Prize in the WPTA Finland International Piano Competition 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024; First Prize + Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize Winner 2020, 2021, 2022 2023, 2024 Golden Classical Music Awards International Competition; First Prize in American Protégé International Music Talent Competition 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023; First Absolute Prize + Exceptional Young Talent Special Prize Winner International Music Competition 2020, 2023 Bonn Grand Prize Virtuoso, 2021 London Grand Prize Virtuoso 2022 Salzburg, 2022 Amsterdam Grand Prize Virtuoso ; Gold Prize in the 2021 Golden Key Music Festival; Gold Prize in 2021 Musicale Piano Etude Festival and 2021 Musicale Piano Classical music Festival; Platinum/ Absolute Platinum/ Grand Champion special prize winner 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Quebec Music Competition; Gold award in all 3 categories (Junior Performance category, Bach Invention/Sinfonia Category, and Mozart category) 2021 Nordic International Piano Competition; First Prize in the 2021, 2023 US New Star “Etude” Competition; Gold Prize in North American Virtuoso International Music competition 2021, 2023; Gold award (2021) and Platinum award (2022, 2023) Global International Music Competition; 2021 Diamond Special Top Prize winner and 2022 Platinum prize winner of Grand Maestro International Music Competitionx; First Prize in the 2021 US New Star International Piano Competition; Gold Prize in 2021 Musicale Fall and Winter Music Festival; American Music Judges Award for outstanding performance and interpretation at the Musicale Piano Music Festival 2021; Platinum Award in 2021and 2022 Trinity International Music Competition; Platinum/ Absolute First Prize in 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 Canadian International Music Competition; Platinum award in 2022, 2023 Euro Elite International Music Competition; Grand Prize Royal Sound Music Competition 2022; Grand Prize 21st Century Talent Music Competition 2022; First Prize 2022 Bay Area Piano Competition; First Prize 2022 Pelican International Music Competition; Most Exceptional Performer and First Prize at all three categories of 2022 Charleston International Music Competition-20th century, 19th century, 18th century, and contemporary music competition; First Prize at all four categories of 2023 Charleston International Music Competition-19th century, contemporary music, world music, European music competition; First Prize at Mimas Festival International Competition 2022, 2023; Winner of Gold Hands award (2022, 2023), Best 20-21st Century Performance (2022, 2023), Best Haydn Performance 2022, Best Beethoven Performance 2023 and best Bach Performance 2022 in Carles and Sofia International Piano Competition; First Prize winner Pacific Stars International Piano Competition 2022; Absolute Platinum Prize winner (2022, 2024) and Gold Prize winner (2023) Appassionato International Youth Music Festival; First Prize winner 2022, 2024 King’s Peak International Music Competition; Platinum Prize and Best Classical Music Award 2022 WPTA Singapore International Piano Competition; Gold Prize Winner 2022 Global Genius Music Competition; Grand Prize Winner 2022 Kaleidoscope Music Competition; Gold PrizeWPTA Indonesia International Piano Competition; Gold Star Award (2022, 2023) and Best Classical Performance award (2023) from Music & Start Award; Brilliant award- 2023 Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards International Music Competition; Golden Medal -2023 Vienna International Music Competition; Gold Medal AADGT(The American Association for Development of the Gifted and Talented) International Young Gifted Musicians Festival "The Passion of Music 2023"; Absolute First Prize & Excellent Technique Special Prize at Louis Couperin International Music Competition 2023, 2024; Iconic Performance Special Award and Platinum Prize at World Exceptional Musicians Competition 2023; Platinum Prize & Great Technique Special Prizeat World Melodia Championship International Music Competition 2023; Technical Mastery Special Prize & Platinum Prize at Universal Stars International Music Competition 2023. Absolute First Prize and Outstanding Technique Special Award at VanBach International Music Competition 2023; Platinum Prize at World Classical Music Awards 2003; Absolute First Prize and Excellent Interpretation Special Award at World Grand Prix International Music Contest 2023; Platinum Prize & Regional Representative Special Prize at European Classical Music Awards 2023; Platinum Prize & Regional Representative Special Prize at European Classical Music Awards 2023; First Prize winner State of California OPUS Music Competition 2023; Gold Prize & Fantastic Technique Special Award Winner London Young Musician’s Award 2023, 2024; Platinum Prize & Art of Musical Interpretation Special Award Beethovinci International Music Competition 2023; Platinum Prize & Technical Mastery Musical Genius Prize - Global Genius International Music Competition 2023; Absolute First Prize & Fantastic Technique Special Prize - 2024 UK International Music Competition; First Prize Charleston Winter Music Competition 2024; Platinum Prize- 2024 US-CANADIAN International Music Competition; Gold Medal AADGT International Young Musicians Competition “Album Young Gifted Performers 2024”; Platinum Prize 2024 Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition; The Winner of 2024 Special Venue Music Award for winner’s concert at Carnegie Hall and Harvard University. Platinum Prize - Nobel- Artist International Music Competition 2024 (Digital Music publication on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music)
She was invited to perform in various winner’s concerts since 5, including Carnegie Hall, NYC, USA ; Solitar Mozarteum, Salzburg, Vienna ; Beethoven’s Haus, Bonn, Germany; Disney Concert Hall, CA, USA; Royal Albert Hall, London, UK; Teatro Studio, Marco della Musica, Rome, Italy; Kleine Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
Besides piano, Esme also enjoys fencing. reading, drawing, painting, and playing with her brother and dogs.
Shushan Ayvazyan - Open Category - Voice - Gold Award - Armenia
Shushan Ayvazyan, a soprano singer, was born on December 19, 2002 in Yerevan, Armenia. She began singing at the age of five. She studied at the Arsen Sayan music school in two departments: piano and vocal. Parallely, she attended the "Tsiatsan" vocal studio (founded and directed by Ruzanna Jambazyan). In 2021, She graduated from the Yerevan state musical college named after Arno Babajanyan (class of Naira Hovsepyan).
Now Shushan is studying at Yerevan State Conservatory named after Komitas, in the fourth year of bachelor's degree, in the class of Professor Anna Mayilyan. Since 2018, she has been a member of the "Arahet" choir and since 2022, she has sung at the church of St. Mesrop Mashtots in Oshakan.
Shushan has participated in master classes with Hasmik Papyan through the “Zartonk” academy. She also attended David Gowland's and Elaine Kidd’s master classes, when she took part in an Armenian Opera workshop. She has participated in numerous concert festivals, competitions (Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Vienna, Georgia, Armenia etc.). Her repertoire includes works
Shushan Ayvazyan - Open Category - Voice - Gold Award - Armenia
Shushan Ayvazyan, a soprano singer, was born on December 19, 2002 in Yerevan, Armenia. She began singing at the age of five. She studied at the Arsen Sayan music school in two departments: piano and vocal. Parallely, she attended the "Tsiatsan" vocal studio (founded and directed by Ruzanna Jambazyan). In 2021, She graduated from the Yerevan state musical college named after Arno Babajanyan (class of Naira Hovsepyan).
Now Shushan is studying at Yerevan State Conservatory named after Komitas, in the fourth year of bachelor's degree, in the class of Professor Anna Mayilyan. Since 2018, she has been a member of the "Arahet" choir and since 2022, she has sung at the church of St. Mesrop Mashtots in Oshakan.
Shushan has participated in master classes with Hasmik Papyan through the “Zartonk” academy. She also attended David Gowland's and Elaine Kidd’s master classes, when she took part in an Armenian Opera workshop. She has participated in numerous concert festivals, competitions (Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Vienna, Georgia, Armenia etc.). Her repertoire includes works
Francesco Ventrone - Junior Category - Piano - Silver Award - Italy
Francesco Ventrone nasce a Roma l’11/12/13. Fin da piccolino mostra grande interesse per la musica e gli strumenti musicali in generale. Inizia ad approcciare al pianoforte all’età di sei anni con la Maestra Martina Fedele che tuttora lo segue. Studia musica classica ma ama anche il jazz e possiede uno spiccato senso per l’improvvisazione. Ha partecipato a
diversi concorsi musicali internazionali ottenendo sempre ottimi piazzamenti. Ha frequentato la V Primaria con risultati eccellenti in tutte le discipline. Ha un canale Youtube sul quale pubblica le sue esperienze con la musica, tra cui improvvisazioni su pianoforti publblici e anche un piccolo duetto con il Maestro Stefano Bollani.
English translation: Francesco Ventrone was born in Rome on December 11, 2013. From a young age, he showed a great interest in music and musical instruments in general. He began learning the piano at the age of six with Maestro Martina Fedele, who continues to guide him. He studies classical music but also loves jazz and has a keen sense of improvisation. He has participated in several international music competitions, consistently achieving excellent placements. Francesco attended the fifth grade of primary school with outstanding results in all subjects. He has a YouTube channel where he shares his musical experiences, including improvisations on public pianos and even a small duet with Maestro Stefano Bollani.
Sommer Maria Margareta - Junior Category - Piano - Gold Award - Romania
Sommer Maria Margareta - Aur Intr-un oraș mic din România, în Transilvania, Reghin este orașul viorilor. Aici Maria este în clasa 4-a și studiază pianul de 4 ani. A primit până acum multe premii la concursuri în țară. Mulțumim pentru aprecierea rezultatelor muncii noastre!
In the quaint town of Reghin, nestled in the heart of Transylvania, Romania—renowned as the city of violins—Maria, a 4th-grade student, has been diligently studying piano for the past four years. Her dedication has earned her numerous awards in national competitions. We sincerely appreciate your recognition of her hard work and achievements.